Calzaghe to seal his legacy against another old fighter?

Calzaghe's legacy got sealed tonight. End of story.

Even if he now goes on to lose a fight or he never fights again he will be remembered. He's won at 2 weights, fought in the USA, held a belt for a decade. He's beaten young guns in Lacy and Kessler, and wiley gits like Eubank and Hopkins... Hopkins though 43 still world class and top ten P4P material I might add.

No his record will never look as good as RJJ or SRL or guys like that but there is no longer any question marks over him at all.

 

Priceless.

Eubank was never a ducker - but he always valued his heath and wanted to be paid well to put it the line which I think is fair enough.

Benn would have fought em in their living room for free given half a chance.

 

No way in hell did Benn duck Jones.

 

Calzaghe has sealed his place in boxing history as an ATG and maybe a top five British great. A big money fight against RJJ would be good for him financially.

But RJJ is not the force he once was. He is still maybe the hardest fight he can get after Tarver and Dawson who do not strike fear into anyones heart.

I think he should go for RJJ, the fight would be easy to make now.

 

Benn would have gone at it at the drop of a hat.

 

He was preparing to fight at lightheavy and fought at SMW instead. Big deal. Eubank always cut it fine and late with the weight. He was in good shape against Joe and lasted 12 well. Eubank may not have been at his peak but the Thompson fights showed he had a hell of a lot left.

No offence taken or meant, but in the same way that Hopkins at 43 is probably not at his best, Joe at 37 is getting on a fair bit too. I saw no sudden deterioration in Hopkins - frankly its the best performance by someone his age I've ever seen. He is the modern day Archie Moore. Even at 43 Hopkins is world class and worthy of his top 10 p4p rating. Beating him is no small achievement. Had that been any other LHW in the world in there tonight instead of Joe Hops would have won.

Joe picked himself up off the deck and took the fight to the most awkward fighter of the last 15 years. He adapted and overcame Bernards style and tactics. That IS an important win.

 

Hopkins was the biggest threat at Light Heavy. No other fighter comes close. JC beat him.#


Lacy was the biggest threat at SMW then JC humiliated him.


Kessler was claimed to be the real deal, then JC beat him.


Add to that all the other good wins over Calzaghes career and you get one of the greatest fighters ever to come from these shores and one of the best pound for pound on the planet. Just because you are head and shouldrs better than those around you does not mean you should not get full credit.

 

He going to fight Bruno next.

 

Pavlik has his next 2-3 fights already set up. Lockett - Abraham - Duddy - Trinidiad

Calzaghe knows the fight cannot get made.

 

Yup. Ill be back later to give more thoughts on the fight and what it means legacy wise for Calzaghe. Unfortunatly I have to go to work till 6.

 

what legacy apart from beating kessler, beating a 43 year old man and a little boy from the contender

 

Before this fight people were harping on about how Hopkins is amazing for his age, and is still one of the best fighters in the world. Now, all of a sudden he gets beat by Calzaghe and people start bringing the age thing into it, trying to detract from Joe's great win.
Who should Joe have fought instead of Hopkins? I was under the impression that he was the top guy at light heavy.

 

I'm not I just think Hopkins won. No doubt he'll go on to KO a past it Jones & we'll all be told he's the best British fighter ever & an ATG.